10:20 PM,
May 8, 2013

Written by

Susan Davis
USA TODAY

The top two tax writers on Capitol Hill want to overhaul the federal tax code for the first time since 1986 and they are soliciting help from the public to help get it done.

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, a Republican, are launching a website Thursday -- taxreform.gov -- and a Twitter handle, (AT)simplertaxes, aimed at inviting taxpayers to offer comments and complaints about how to change the tax code.

"The average person can't get a Washington lobbyist to get a provision in to lower their taxes or a fancy lawyer or accountant to wind ...